Tuesday 21 July 2015 08:24, UK
Sky Sports News HQ's Anton Toloui was a stunned spectator when FIFA president Sepp Blatter was showered by fake bank notes...
The gasp in the vast auditorium at FIFA HQ was audible. Hard nosed journalists used to covering the travails of world football's governing body looked on slack jawed and, after their initial sharp intake of breath, fell silent.
The seemingly untouchable Sepp Blatter had just been showered with bank notes while being broadcast around the globe. It was so unexpected not one person even stifled a snigger.
The mood in the room before that was almost boisterous. Journalists were finally getting to ask questions to FIFA's president after his shock resignation seven weeks ago.
Everyone had their questions prepared in their minds. Corruption, reform, making salaries public, the presidential election - there was so much to ask. Instead, the defining image of the day was a 79-year-old man looking shocked in a photo that will haunt him forever.
Many in the media centre thought Blatter handled the situation well. He didn't scream or shout, he simply asked "where's my security" before explaining the the scene needed to be "cleared up" before coming back 10 minutes later fairly unabashed.
But questions were quickly put to FIFA's press and security teams. How was a known prankster allowed so close to one of the most controversial men on the planet?
How did he gets his hands on official accreditation for the event? And has he been arrested, charged or just escorted off the property? We're still waiting to hear answers.
There were other bizarre moments in this extraordinary media conference. Blatter mentioned both his late mother and father during his answers, as well as thanking the journalists for their support during his time in power.
But the other oddity came when mentioning what he intends to do after next year's presidential election.
"On the 26th of February FIFA will have a new president... I will go back to my hobby in radio"
The head of world football admitted he wanted nothing more than to become a radio journalist. I'm sure he'll be waiting for offers by the phone.
In the last three months following FIFA we've had FBI raids, multi-million pound fraud charges, a presidential election, a shock presidential resignation and now a prank that has probably broken the Internet. We need never watch a soap opera again.
